Pida squatted outside the fence and said to He Da, who was feeding chickens inside: "A few days ago, your husband came to see you, but you were not at home. I walked around here for a long time and went to your field to see how the buckwheat planted looked. It seemed that she had the idea of ​​coming back, but she just couldn't make a decision for a while. If you work hard, you will have more crops and buy some home business next year, and you may come back."

He Da just nodded and did not answer. This year, the field camping responsibilities did not open the fields, but just leveled the fields. Although everything was fine around it, there was always a feeling of panic without crops in the fields. He Da couldn't say whether his wife would come back if she was doing well, and he felt bitter in his heart.

Just as the two were chatting together, Tsui Hark rode a horse over and whispered: "The sun is rising, it's not cold. You can clean up quickly and go fishing in the pond. Remember that it must be more than two kilograms, just kilograms, mandarin fish, kilograms and eels, and the rest are not allowed. The farming service is calculated based on kilograms, as long as live fish. As long as you have good quality, you can collect as much as you like, all of them are cash!"

After hearing this, Pida jumped up from the ground and whispered to He Da: "Hurry, hurry up, take out the net and let's go fishing!"

He Da agreed, stood up and took the net aside. More than a dozen chickens were frightened and flew around in the yard.

After taking the net, He Da quickly walked out of the door, took the gate with him, and said to Pida: "Where are the rest? Call them over!"

Pida said: "I have been waiting by the pond for a long time. You have a lot of work at home, and I have to feed chickens and dry vegetables. I have only come here to wait for you."

While talking, he hurried out to the outside of the village with He Da.

As winter gradually approaches, except for the occasional bridge and road construction, these people are idle. As the land preparation is completed, many swamp water in this area is introduced into the lowlands, and many ponds appear. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and no one has caught the fish in countless years. Du Zhongxiao organized the manpower for the field camp, and during this period he specialized in fishing and transported it to Kaifeng Prefecture for sale.

There are also many waters around Kaifeng, especially the Yellow River is rich in carp, and those fish species are not valuable. In the south of Xiangzhou, there are some specialty fish that are not produced in the Central Plains, such as mandarin fish and bream fish, which are particularly popular in the capital. Although eels are also produced in the two areas of Beijing, they are very small in number and can be made money when transported.

This business is organized by the field affairs, purchased in various settlements, loaded overnight, and can appear in the capital the next day. In winter, the water temperature is low and the fish are not active. As long as there is water in the pond during transportation, the density of the fish can be very high. A carriage can transport nearly 10,000 kilograms.

Mandarin fish and bream are tender and are especially suitable for steaming and other ways to eat them. They are very popular among the people in the capital. This season, you can make a lot of money by selling fish.

Tsui Hark is currently a clerk in the field affairs department and has been responsible for harvesting fish in this area for more than ten days.

When he arrived by the pond, Tsui Hark got off the horse and immediately several villagers surrounded him and asked him to sit on the chair on the shore and ask questions.

Tsui Hark said: "Yesterday, I got the commander of the Tianwu Office. Eels are very easy to sell in Beijing these days, and the price per catty is increased by 6 cents. Also, people in Beijing are fond of eating crabs. Take a look at these two days, where can you catch fat and buy them at a high price."

Pida said: "Scholar, it's winter now, and shrimps and crabs are hiding in the holes, where can I catch them? If there are two months in the morning, there are everywhere around the water, which is very easy to catch, and there are many creams, which tastes the most delicious."

Tsui Hark said: "I didn't know the taste of the people in the capital at that time, so I missed it, so I had to wait for the next year. The crabs were drilled in the cave. As long as I found the cave, it would not be difficult to catch them. Take a look and you can catch them the best, but you can't."

When the railway was first opened, the transportation capacity was tight and I missed the season when crabs were launched. There were no good crabs in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the price was very high. When they were first launched, they could be sold. Of course, the quality of crabs in Xiangzhou is also average, and the advantage is that there is a railway and it is convenient for trafficking.

When the railway was opened, a large number of local specialties from the south were sold from Xiangzhou to the capital. The citrus and pomelos among the fruits were the main body, and there were all kinds of dried fish in the two lakes. Trafficking business such as fresh fish required a lot of money and a large number of people, and the farming service was the largest. Moreover, as a yamen, it was impossible for ordinary merchants to obtain carriages to be conveniently obtained.

During this period, all the strong people in the field were fishing. Because they only collected fish that were not produced in Kaifeng, the carp and green fish caught could only be eaten by themselves. Not many days, people in this area were so eager to vomit. These days, they were not a few dozen kilograms of big fish. The locals caught it and threw it back into the pond, and no one ate it.

Although there are many people in the field camp, the area is still vast and sparsely populated, and there are large fish everywhere in the ponds in the wild, and there are no fish to catch them at all.

In the Houya, Du Zhongxiao and Su Shunqin sat opposite each other and chatted and drank.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Master Zhang went to Dengzhou two days ago and it will take some days to come back. Zimei, if you have free time, walk around. In recent days, fishing is very lively."

Su Shunqin said: "I am grateful to you, and the officials are grateful. But the yamen is busy and I can't get out of here for a while."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Just leave some trivial matters to the officials, and there is no need to do anything yourself. This period of time is the slack farming period, and there is not much work to do in the field. Let's relax and wait until the spring is over, some are busy."

Su Shunqin smiled: "Master Zhang is the most strict in his official affairs, and he must take a look at all accounts himself. If I take a break, I will definitely not like him. Over the years, I have traveled around the mountains and rivers every day, and I have enough idle, so I can do some things."

Now the matter of the field business is in charge of Zhang Fengzhi, and Du Zhongxiao only participates in the major planning. Su Shunqin is directly under Zhang Fengzhi, so Du Zhongxiao is not good at intervening too much. Zhang Fengzhi was unlucky for several years, and not only did not be discouraged, but also did things more rigorously. He was even stricter in details than Du Zhongxiao.

After years of torture, Su Shunqin finally recovered and dared not be as unruly as before and be cautious in doing things. Before Zhang Fengzhi was demoted, he was an important official and had some friendship with the people of the Su family. The two of them worked happily.

Du Zhongxiao didn't say much about the matter of field business, and said, "There are no shortage of fish in the field business these days. This is a good sausage. After steaming, it is very fresh and tender. You can taste it. In two days, I will go to Xiangzhou for some days. I will leave the matter of field business to you and be affected."

Su Shunqin hurriedly said, "I dare not."

The field business is not so busy, so Du Zhongxiao's mind is on Changping warehouses. Changping warehouses are called warehouses, of course, not a warehouse, but a system. They mainly focus on grain, calm local grain prices and also relieve famines.

When grain is placed in the warehouse, it is fixed assets. In this era, grain and money are basically the same. Local officials are in charge, and often misappropriating warehouses and even lending. Du Zhongxiao's first step is to find out the family's assets and how much grain is in the warehouse. Next, the warehouse is often closed as the core and establish a commercial system. Grain is just one aspect of the warehouse, and it is actually all-inclusive.
Chapter completed!